Idaho murders: Bryan Kohberger's possessions tested positive for blood
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MOSCOW, IDAHO: Two items taken from the residence of alleged murderer Bryan Kohberger have reportedly tested positive for blood. Kohberger, a criminal justice PhD candidate at Washington State University, resided in Pullman, 15 minutes from the victims on the Idaho-Washington border.
Court documents revealed on Thursday, May 4 claim that several things taken from the residence of the 28-year-old WSU criminology PhD student in Pullman were tested for the presence of blood, according to Independent. All of the things were seized by authorities on December 30, 2022, the day Kohberger was arrested for the deaths of the University of Idaho students Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21.
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What items tested positive?
Only two of the several items seized were found to be positive, with the majority returning as negative. The items that tested positive were the uncased pillow and the mattress cover on the bed, both of which had "reddish brown stains" that were clearly visible. The paperwork does not identify the owner of the blood.
Other objects, including a computer, a disposable glove, and potentially human and animal hair strands, were also seized by the investigators. The fixed-blade knife used in the murder was not located during the searches and is currently missing. The affidavit, which was made public in January, stated that Kohberger's DNA was discovered on a knife sheath left at the crime scene.
What other information did WSU police release?
On Thursday, May 4, WSU police also made a bodycam video of the search warrant execution at the Pullman apartment public. Kohberger was not there because he drove across the country in the white Hyundai Elantra with his father in the middle of December to spend the holidays at his family's home in Albrightsville, Pennsylvania.
Separate bodycam footage of Kohberger being stopped by police on October 14—pretty much precisely one month to the day before the killings—was also made public. In the video, he can be seen defending himself when a female cop approaches him in his white Hyundai Elantra, the same car that served as the focal point of a six-week search to identify the college murderer.
When is Bryan Kohberger's upcoming court appearance?
Kohberger will now show up for his preliminary hearing in Idaho's Latah County Courthouse on Monday, June 26. He might receive the death penalty or life in jail for the murders that shook the college town of Moscow and made international news.
